The Beautiful and the Sublime

These images were created by AI using very specific instructions. Explanation is at the end of this post, but before you read it, look at the 6 images and assess (1) on a scale of 1-10, how beautiful/attractive they are overall; and (2) which you think is the most attractive. “Das Studium und allgemein das Streben nach Wahrheit und Schönheit ist ein Gebiet, auf dem wir das ganze Leben lang Kinder bleiben dürfen.” “Study, and in general the pursuit of truth and beauty, is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” — Albert Einstein, in a letter to a young friend The above oft-misquoted (missing the first four essential words) and usually misinterpreted credo from Einstein, basically refers to two of the three ‘great human pursuits’ he wrote about throughout his life: goodness, truth, and beauty. All three words, at least in English, have been disastrously tarnished over the past century, to the point their pursuit is often treated with incredulity…